Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Upper Kennington Lane, Lambeth SE11

Lambeth pub history index

At 372 Kennington Lane by 1938

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in the Lambeth parish, Surrey, London. This includes Kennington, Brixton, Lambeth, Norwood, Peckham & Waterloo Road.The Lambeth parish, Surrey, London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 373 Kennington Lane, SE11  - in August 2007

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 373 Kennington Lane, SE11 - in August 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

1869/Thomas Norton/../../../Post Office Directory

Benjamin, Sarah and George Griffin are the sons and daughter of Isaac Blewett Griffin,  of the Carpenters Arms, Princess Street, Marylebone. *

My great grandmother was Sarah Jane Blewitt Griffin, her brother was Benjamin Alipore Griffin; their father was Israel Blewitt Griffin. Sarah married Henry E Morgan in 1882 in Paddington. I have a deed setting up a post nuptial settlement in 1888, which refers to the " Royal Oak but now called or known by the name or sign of The Bridge House and being number 213 Upper Kennington Lane".  *

1881/Benjamin Griffin/Licensed Victualler/30/At Sea/Census
1881/Sarah Griffin/Sister/27/Tipperary, Ireland/Census
1881/George Griffin/Brother/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Finch/Barman/30/Essex/Census
1881/Albert Eaton/Barman/21/Essex/Census
1881/Harry West/Barman/18/Buckingham/Census
1881/George Hillard/Barman/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Rouse/Servant/31/Norwich/Census

1882/B A Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Benjamin A Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory

After the Bridge House Tavern they went on to own the Alfreds Head, Newington Causeway, (Elephant and Castle) which was sold at Auction in 1895 for £50,000 as a leased business (HM continued to own freehold); proceeds of sale were invested in land, housing development in the Kilburn/Willesden area where Israel- now retired- lived. *

1891/Poole & Venner/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Cambden & Company/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Frederick Hurdle & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Mrs Mary Ross/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Mrs M K Shawthorne/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Leonard A Harding/../../../Post Office Directory

Police Raid Vauxhall -  January 1987


The Royal Victoria Tavern was raided by police wearing rubber gloves on the 25th January 1987, during the height of the AIDS crisis.
Lily Savage was on stage at the time.


* Provided By Leslie Edwards

And Last updated on: Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 09:45:07 GMT